Tuesday, October 27, 2015

CROWNED AND MOLDERING by Kate Carlisle

WHITE COLANDER CRIME by Victoria Hamilton

CROWNED AND MOLDERING

Book 3 in the Fixer-Upper Mystery series

by Kate Carlisle

In the New York Times bestselling Fixer-Upper mysteries, contractor Shannon Hammer can repair even the most distressed building. But clearing out the cobwebs from her current project may distress her… to death.

When Mac Sullivan—famous thriller writer and Shannon’s new beau—first moved to Lighthouse Cove, California, he bought the historic lighthouse mansion that the town is named after. Mac needs help cleaning up the place, and Shannon is more than happy to get her handywoman hands on the run-down Victorian.

But during demolition, a grisly discovery is made among the debris—the bones of a teenage girl who went missing fifteen years ago. Locals had always assumed Lily Brogan ran away from her difficult life, but it seems her troubles followed her to the grave. If Shannon has any chance of getting her renovation back on track, she’ll need to tackle the cold case. But with new suspects coming out of the woodwork every day, she’ll have to be careful to pry the right secrets and clues from the poor girl’s problematic past…

MY REVIEW

Cozy mysteries seem to get a bad reputation at times for not
being “real books”. Anyone who has read a book by author Kate Carlisle will
tell you, that’s an extremely false statement. Ms. Carlisle is a talented
writer and I’m grateful every time I read a new cozy by her. And I’m thankful
she shares that talent through the cozy genre.

The Fixer-Upper Mystery series is a fun, creative series
that makes me wish I had the talent in my body that protagonist Shannon Hammer
has in her little finger.

CROWNED AND MOLDERING is my favorite story in this series so
far. With an exciting plot, combined with mystery and wit, author Carlisle has
penned an edge of your seat, don’t want to put it down story that will really
draw readers in and have them working hard at hammering out the answers. With
more twists than a spiral staircase, I never did nail whodunit.

If you haven’t read anything by Kate Carlisle before, start
building your collection with CROWNED AND MOLDERING, and the make additions
with the rest of the Fixer-Upper series.

Don’t miss the excerpt in
the back of the book from, BOOKS OF A FEATHER, the June 2016 release in Kate
Carlisle’s Bibliophile Mystery series!

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WHITE COLANDER CRIME

Book 5 in the Vintage Kitchen Mystery series

by Victoria Hamilton

In the new Vintage Kitchen Mystery from the author of No Mallets Intended, the Heritage Society is re-creating a perfect Victorian Christmas—until good tidings go bad...Queensville has great expectations for their Dickens Days festival. A tourist-trade boon boom means a big turnout for the opening of Queensville Historic Manor and for Jaymie Leighton, food columnist and vintage cookware collector, a chance to promote the manor and give away homemade goodies. At the end of a long day of festival fun, Jaymie discovers the battered body of local woman Shelby Fretter.

Shelby predicted her own murder in journal entries—and all clues point to Cody Wainwright, the troubled son of Jaymie’s beleaguered newspaper editor. But considering the entire Fretter family had its share of dirty secrets, Jaymie’s not convinced by the case against Cody. With twists all over, she’s going to have to work like the Dickens to wrap up this investigation before Christmas—especially with the real killer ready to kill again.INCLUDES RECIPES!

MY REVIEW

Author Victoria Hamilton write wonderful series both under
this name and Amanda Cooper. While I love each and every one of them, the
Vintage Kitchen Mystery series is my very favorite. And WHITE COLANDER CRIME is
a perfect example of why.

I connected with character Jamie Leighton in the first book
of this series, A DEADLY GRIND. I liked her immediately from page one of that
book, and my fondness for her and her vintage way just continues to grow.

WHITE COLANDER CRIME is a delightful addition to this wonderful
collection of books. This story showcases Ms. Hamilton’s talent as an author
and her inspiring skill of creating a story that draws the reader in and holds
them transfixed until the last page is turned. I know I for one could not put
this book down until the exciting reveal and the heartwarming ending.

Do yourself a favor and add WHITE COLANDER CRIME to your TBR
list. If you haven’t read this series, you can start with this one and not feel
too lost, but don’t cheat yourself out of reading the entire series to date.
You’re going to love it!

Make sure to check out the
back of the book for a traditional Christmas recipe!